Arzneibuch

Collection of medical, and a few veterinary receipts: in German. The last 7 ll. contain added receipts by contemporary hands.

Early 16th century

1 volume 39 ll. 4to. 21 x 16 cm. Limp vellum covers. Some leaves are wanting. The third leaf from the end is mutilated, and the last leaf damaged. Outer margins are badly frayed, and the leaves are damp-stained throughout, with some loss of text.

Purchased 1909.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).